HIV/AIDS cases in Oklahoma

HIV/STD Service
Oklahoma State
Department of Health
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Islander
AI/AN Multi‐Race
Number of Cases
Race/Ethnicity
New HIV/AIDS Cases by Race and Gender,
Oklahoma 2009
Male
Female
Overview
In Oklahoma, the first two cases of AIDS were diagnosed in 1982 and two cases of HIV were
diagnosed in 1984. At the end of 2009, an estimated 8,181 cases of HIV/AIDS had been
diagnosed among residents of Oklahoma. A breakdown of these HIV/AIDS cases show
5,335 AIDS cases and 2,846 HIV cases. An estimated 4,924 individuals were living with the
infection; 2,441 (49.6%) are AIDS cases and 2,483 are HIV cases (50.4%). By 2009, 3,257
cases were known to have died.
In 2009, 312 cases of HIV/AIDS were diagnosed in Oklahoma. This was a 9% decrease in
the number of cases diagnosed in 2008. Although there was approximately a 26% decrease
in the number of newly diagnosed AIDS cases between 1999 and 2009, there was a 49%
increase in the number of newly diagnosed HIV cases.
Of the 312 cases diagnosed:
 255 cases were males (a rate of 14 per 100,000 population); and
 57 cases were females (a rate of 3.1 per 100,000 population).
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1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Number of cases
Year of Diagnosis
New HIV and AIDS Cases Diagnosed in Oklahoma
by Year, 1999 ‐2009
HIV cases AIDS cases
Oklahoma ranks
29th for the
largest number of
new diagnoses of
HIV.
Every 9½
minutes,
someone in the
U.S. is infected
with HIV.
1.7 million
people in the U.S.
are estimated to
have been
infected with
HIV.
HIV/STD Service
Oklahoma State
Department of Health
Updated 12/20/2010
21% of people
infected with HIV
do not know.
More than 1.1
million people
are estimated to
be living with HIV
in the United
States.
There are
56,300 new HIV
infections each
year in the
United States.
By Race and Ethnicity
 Among racial and ethnic groups, Blacks/African Americans (93 cases; 31.3 cases per
100,000 population) had the highest rate of new HIV/AIDS cases for 2009. Their rate
was almost four times the rate for the entire state.
 Hispanics (31 cases; 10.3 cases per 100,000 population) had the second highest rate for
new HIV/AIDS cases in Oklahoma for 2009. The rate for Hispanics was 1.2 times higher
than the state rate.
 Asian/Pacific Islanders (4 cases) had a rate of 7.5 per 100,000 population.
 American Indians and Alaska Natives (18 cases) had a rate of 6.1 cases per 100,000
population.
 Whites (162 cases) had a rate of 5.6 cases per 100,000 population.
By Mode of Transmission
Of the 312 cases who reported their risk,
 43.6% (136) were classified as men who have sex with men (MSM),
 14.1% (44) were classified as heterosexual sex with someone HIV positive,
 5.8% (18) were classified as injection drug use (IDU),
 3.5% (11) were classified as MSM and IDU, and
 33% (103) were classified as no reported risk or no identified risk.
For more information or questions about data, contact the
Oklahoma State Health Department HIV/STD Service at (405) 271‐4636.
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Unknown
MSM/IDU
MSM
IDU
Hetero
Number of Cases
Mode of Transmission
New HIV/AIDS Cases Among Males
by Mode of Transmission, Oklahoma 2009

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HIV/STD Service
Oklahoma State
Department of Health
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
White Black Hispanic Asian/Pacific
Islander
AI/AN Multi‐Race
Number of Cases
Race/Ethnicity
New HIV/AIDS Cases by Race and Gender,
Oklahoma 2009
Male
Female
Overview
In Oklahoma, the first two cases of AIDS were diagnosed in 1982 and two cases of HIV were
diagnosed in 1984. At the end of 2009, an estimated 8,181 cases of HIV/AIDS had been
diagnosed among residents of Oklahoma. A breakdown of these HIV/AIDS cases show
5,335 AIDS cases and 2,846 HIV cases. An estimated 4,924 individuals were living with the
infection; 2,441 (49.6%) are AIDS cases and 2,483 are HIV cases (50.4%). By 2009, 3,257
cases were known to have died.
In 2009, 312 cases of HIV/AIDS were diagnosed in Oklahoma. This was a 9% decrease in
the number of cases diagnosed in 2008. Although there was approximately a 26% decrease
in the number of newly diagnosed AIDS cases between 1999 and 2009, there was a 49%
increase in the number of newly diagnosed HIV cases.
Of the 312 cases diagnosed:
 255 cases were males (a rate of 14 per 100,000 population); and
 57 cases were females (a rate of 3.1 per 100,000 population).
0
50
100
150
200
250
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Number of cases
Year of Diagnosis
New HIV and AIDS Cases Diagnosed in Oklahoma
by Year, 1999 ‐2009
HIV cases AIDS cases
Oklahoma ranks
29th for the
largest number of
new diagnoses of
HIV.
Every 9½
minutes,
someone in the
U.S. is infected
with HIV.
1.7 million
people in the U.S.
are estimated to
have been
infected with
HIV.
HIV/STD Service
Oklahoma State
Department of Health
Updated 12/20/2010
21% of people
infected with HIV
do not know.
More than 1.1
million people
are estimated to
be living with HIV
in the United
States.
There are
56,300 new HIV
infections each
year in the
United States.
By Race and Ethnicity
 Among racial and ethnic groups, Blacks/African Americans (93 cases; 31.3 cases per
100,000 population) had the highest rate of new HIV/AIDS cases for 2009. Their rate
was almost four times the rate for the entire state.
 Hispanics (31 cases; 10.3 cases per 100,000 population) had the second highest rate for
new HIV/AIDS cases in Oklahoma for 2009. The rate for Hispanics was 1.2 times higher
than the state rate.
 Asian/Pacific Islanders (4 cases) had a rate of 7.5 per 100,000 population.
 American Indians and Alaska Natives (18 cases) had a rate of 6.1 cases per 100,000
population.
 Whites (162 cases) had a rate of 5.6 cases per 100,000 population.
By Mode of Transmission
Of the 312 cases who reported their risk,
 43.6% (136) were classified as men who have sex with men (MSM),
 14.1% (44) were classified as heterosexual sex with someone HIV positive,
 5.8% (18) were classified as injection drug use (IDU),
 3.5% (11) were classified as MSM and IDU, and
 33% (103) were classified as no reported risk or no identified risk.
For more information or questions about data, contact the
Oklahoma State Health Department HIV/STD Service at (405) 271‐4636.
0 25 50 75 100 125 150
Unknown
MSM/IDU
MSM
IDU
Hetero
Number of Cases
Mode of Transmission
New HIV/AIDS Cases Among Males
by Mode of Transmission, Oklahoma 2009